Academics… Harry Brown to Give Inaugural Alumni Lecture 17 Mar 2015March 17, 2015 First (Annual) Alumni Lecture: "Speculative Ecology: Arcadia, Utopia, Mars." By Dr. Harry Brown Studio Theatre, March 26, 2015 8:00 pm Harry Brown is Associate Professor and Chair of the English…
Law… An Update from English Alum, Crystan Brodsky, Legal Secretary 17 Mar 2015 Crystan Brodsky, (BA, English, 2011), writes with word that she is considering graduate school in law or publishing as she continues her career as a legal secretary. As she puts…
Acting/Performance… Theatre Alum Serving as President of Scranton Shakespeare Fest; Seeking Interns 12 Mar 2015March 12, 2015 Michael Bradshaw Flynn (BA, Theatre, 2010) is the Co-Founder/President at The Scranton Shakespeare Festival. He is offering 2-4 month internships in Scranton for this upcoming summer. The three categories of…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta… Five of Our Students Heading to Sigma Tau Delta English Honors Society Convention 7 Mar 2015 Sigma Tau Delta will hold its annual convention on March 18-21, this year in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where five of our student members will travel to read their original work: Mia…
Creative Writing… Alum Alex Barbolish with Even More Recent Publications 5 Mar 2015March 5, 2015 Recent alum Alex Barbolish, whose history degree gave him time to take creative writing classes, has continued his recent run of publication success. We congratulate him on his essay "The…
Faculty News… Dr. Gougeon Presents on Lincoln in Emerson’s Home Town 5 Mar 2015 In February Prof. Len Gougeon gave a presentation on "Transcendental Politics: Emerson, Lincoln, and the Civil War," in a series sponsored by the William Monroe Special Collections at the Concord Free…
Faculty News… Dr. Len Gougeon Part of Area Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration 5 Mar 2015 In November, Dr. Len Gougeon gave a presentation on "New England, Great Britain, and the Civil War," as part of the Commemoration of the Civil War Sesquicentennial, at the Dietrich…
English Honor Society - Sigma Tau Delta… University Provides Full Travel Funds to Five Students Attending National Student Conference 2 Mar 2015 Thanks to our local Mu Omicron chapter of Sigma Tau Delta, the Department of English & Theatre, the CAS Dean, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and Education for Justice,…
Acting/Performance… Theatre Alum Kiley Lotz making New York stage debut in Underland 2 Mar 2015 Kiley Lotz (BA, Theatre, 2013) has been cast in Underland at 59e59 in NYC. The show also features actress Annie Golden from Orange is the New Black, and its script is by…
Creative Writing… Writing Program Alum Alex Barbolish Publishes New Creative Nonfiction Essay on “the War” 2 Mar 2015March 2, 2015 Alex Barbolish (BA, History 2014), who took a number of creative writing classes, has recently published a new essay in Gravel, a national on-line magazine. You can see the full essay…